The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 603-607 , September 2009

Silver nitrate through flexible bronchoscope in the treatment of bronchopleural fistulae

  • Grigoris Stratakos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care and Respiratory Division, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Lina Zuccatosta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Immunoallergic and Respiratory diseases, “Ospedali Riuniti,” Ancona, Italy
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  • Ilias Porfyridis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care and Respiratory Division, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Michele Sediari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Immunoallergic and Respiratory diseases, “Ospedali Riuniti,” Ancona, Italy
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  • Charalambos Zisis, MD, FETCS

      Affiliations

    • Thoracic Surgery Department, “Evaggelismos” Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Charalambos Zisis, MD, FETCS, Department of Thoracic Surgery, “Evangelismos” Hospital 45-47, Ipsilantou St, 106 75 Athens, Greece.
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  • Vasso Mariatou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care and Respiratory Division, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Eleftherios Kostopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology Department, “Evaggelismos” Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Argini Psevdi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology Department, “Evaggelismos” Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Spyros Zakynthinos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care and Respiratory Division, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Stefano Gasparini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Immunoallergic and Respiratory diseases, “Ospedali Riuniti,” Ancona, Italy

Received 17 July 2008 ,Revised 20 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 October 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00093-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.054

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 603-607 , September 2009

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